Chapter 39 Departure for Disaster Relief
Chen Gong said: "Xuzhou City is unprecedentedly safe. The periphery sentries have been released for dozens of miles. You will know immediately when there is any disturbance. Why does the lord suddenly want to go to Tengguo to settle refugees?"
Lu Bu pointed to the map and said, "Please look at the public platform. It is connected from Pengcheng to Tengguo's Weishan Lake. It has a direct waterway of 170 or 80 miles. The transportation can be said to be very convenient. The near Tengguo has long stopped its original prosperity. There are wastelands everywhere and the weeds are deeper than people. If you make efforts to reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, it is a good place to graz. "
"Since the lord has sufficient food and supplies, I have no objection to help the people. I will come here today mainly." Chen Gongzheng said, and Qin Yilu arrived.
"Lord, military advisor." Qin Yilu bowed one by one.
Lu Bu said: "I won't discuss things today, why are you all here?"
Chen Gong said: "I have seen the wooden ox cart of lords. It is very easy to use, convenient and flexible, and has a large transportation volume. Recently, several major tasks can be used to repair city walls and repair roads. The lord allocated 1,000 vehicles."
"Building, you did it on purpose. You know that there are only a few hundred vehicles in total, but you still ask me for a thousand vehicles." Lu Bu said.
Chen Gong smiled and said, "I'm afraid that my lord will not give me, so I deliberately give you room for bargaining. I don't buy goods on street stalls like this, so I cut it in the middle. I said one thousand vehicles, and my lord said five hundred vehicles."
"Then let's have five hundred vehicles. The rivers near the city are very important. You must clear them in advance to avoid too much rain in summer." Lu Bu said.
Chen Gong said: "The lord is so generous. This wooden ox cart is a good thing and can greatly improve transportation capacity."
"No, I gave it to the military advisor. What are we using for farming?" Qin Yilu said.
"Why do you need a wooden ox cart to do when farming and not transporting things?" Chen Gong asked.
"There are more places to use wooden ox carts to repair the canal and dig soil, and there are more places to use wooden ox carts. It is not convenient for horse carts to be in the field, so wooden ox carts will be much more convenient." Qin Yilu said with his fingers.
"Okay, I'll give you all the remaining cars, take them out and use them. Take care of them, bring repair tools, and repair any problems in time." Lu Bu said.
Chen Gong said: "Lord, it's better to arrange this. Arrange the Mohist carpenter shop to make it. I guess a car will be the same as that of the whole time."
Lu Bu shook his head repeatedly: "It's too expensive, it's just a wheelbarrow, how can it be that expensive?"
"The lord doesn't know that although the frame of the ox cart is simple and easy to make, the production process of a wooden wheel is too complicated and takes a long time to complete," said Chen Gong.
"Then let's just build a rack. I will provide the wheels. The rack is made of sturdy and durable. It does not require beauty, but it must be sturdy and durable. Let Boss Mo see how much it costs to build a wooden ox cart rack." Lu Bu said.
If the wooden rack is about 200 yuan and one wheel is 120 yuan, it can save a little more money than the exchange.
Everyone was busy. In the evening, Lu Bu gathered his own thousand iron cavalry. These thousand iron cavalry were directly commanded by Lu Bu and the elites at the bottom of the box. If the Seven Hundred Clan camp is the elite of infantry, then these thousand iron cavalry are the elite of cavalry.
Lu Bu arranged: "Apart from iron armor, weapons, and horse materials, I will not bring anything else. Because everyone will give you a stone of seeds and grain tomorrow morning to carry it."
The soldier said, "Yes."
"Okay, I'll add wild boar tonight, and I'll have a breakfast after eating. I'll go on a battle with me tomorrow morning."
"yes."
Although the soldiers were curious about why they brought seeds and grain, no one asked a question. This was the elite soldier, and he did not need explanation and executed the order.
The food in the personal military camp is not much better, but the cavalry often goes out to patrol, and the chance of encountering wild animals outside the city is still very high. Even if you come back from hunting, you will be considered extra meals.
Cheng Lian asked: "Lord, don't you need me to follow me?"
"You guard our camp at home. There is nothing to do and you don't fight. You just go to help the victims. I will set off with Liao Hua tomorrow, but the cavalry will go first." Lu Bu said.
The next morning, it was dawn.
One thousand iron cavalry tightened the saddle belt and divided the grain of each stone into two pockets and hung it on the horse's buttocks. Everyone rode Xiliang healthy horses, and the weight added to it would not have a big impact.
The two hundred soldiers of Liao Hua's battalion were also ready to transport 50,000 kilograms of cornmeal, with one hundred taels and fifteen mule carts.
The group went out of the south gate, went west of Raodao City and then headed north.
After not much or too far, Lu Bu came over to Liao Hua and said, "Yuan Jian, lead the baggage and go slowly, don't worry, set up camp when you go to sixty or seventy. I will lead the cavalry to pass first."
Liao Hua said: "Don't worry, lord, I will not be greedy for the road and advance."
"Okay, let's see you in Tengguo." Lu Bu patted Liao Hua's shoulder and led the cavalry away.
The deputy general beside Liao Hua said, "General, why don't the lord let us speed up the march, but go to camp and rest after sixty or seventy miles?"
"What do you think, use your brain," said Liao Hua.
The wheelbarrow is relatively easy to push, and each bag of car is only four hundred or six hundred and pounds of cornmeal. A strong soldier on the flat road can easily walk, but when there are potholes and uneven sections, someone needs to pull in front of you.
The 500 people led by Liao Hua were reduced to 200 people, which shows that the selected soldiers were all elite soldiers, with great strength and strong endurance. The group marched slowly and rushed to Teng Country under the banner of Xuzhou.
Lu Bu's cavalry walked faster. The cavalry marched, not running, and could travel about a hundred miles a day, dozens of miles more than infantry.
In the south of Teng Kingdom, there is a village called Longhe Village. The village is next to the main road and there is a river. The villagers originally lived a happy and happy life. The land in the village is fertile, and wheat and sorghum are planted every year for two seasons, and their lives are happy and happy.
But just two years ago, all the good life of Huawei was in vain.
Cao Cao led his troops to attack Xuzhou, and Longhe Village was on the side of the road, and was in trouble.
The war passed by, and there were only about 500 people left in the village where there were originally more than a thousand people.
Xiaohu's father was the one who was captured by Cao Bing as a strong man and was exhausted to death.
Xiaohu looks twelve or thirteen years old this year, but he is skinny and thin, making his eyes look big.
But he ran very fast, with something wrapped in his clothes, and ran back home from Tengguo Town. He had more than ten miles away, and I really didn't know how this child ran.
A mud-walled thatched hut at the entrance of the village is Xiaohu's home.
The door was pinned with a wooden stick, and Xiaohu did not open the door.
"Xiaohu, is it you? Come, come to my mother." A weak voice said.
Xiaohu said, "Mom, don't lie to me. I know there is a knife under your pillow, so you are thinking about me."
Chapter completed!